2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences in New Jersey

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 19,436 people earned their degree in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences, making the major the 52nd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $103,354 and had an average of $116,700 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Jersey, there were 357 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $96,667 and $106,097 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 62 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,690 and $39,821 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences in New Jersey

#1

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey

#1 in overall quality

$32,132 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$78,343 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey list. Located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, this large public school awarded 24 degrees to qualified masters’s pharmacy students in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick are $32,132.

Full Rutgers New Brunswick Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

#2

Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus

Teaneck, New Jersey

#3 in overall quality

$10,656 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$74,576 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Teaneck, New Jersey, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s pharmacy students in 2019-2020.

FDU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus are $10,656.

Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus

#3

Rowan University

Glassboro, New Jersey

#2 in overall quality

$15,787 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rowan University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey list. Rowan University is a public institution located in Glassboro, New Jersey. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Rowan not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rowan University are $15,787.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Rowan

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Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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